Kickin' It: Fashion's Night Out 2012

Last night in NYC, myself and some of my favorite bloggers (Danielle of The Style & Beauty Doctor, Lexi of LexiWithTheCurls, Jessica of Glamazons Blog and Eboni of Fashionista Next Door) took to the streets for Fashion's Night Out 2012. Similar to last year, we did a blogger FNO Crawl, this time sponsored by Hello Beautiful. We had an absolute blast. Though we didn't make ALL the stops we intended (the streets were crazy packed), we were able to spot Solange, Diane Von Furstenberg, Teyana Taylor and more! Check it out:

First, we met up at the Maybelline Tent on 14th St & 9th Avenue in the Meatpacking District to meet our readers and to snap a few pics.

So many of you lovelies came out to hang with us! So much fun!

Next, we headed over to the DVF store. Yes, this was the line! Solange fans were out in full effect! 

It was even packed inside the store. But the free drinks and great music kept the party going!

I met track & field Olympic Gold medalist Allyson Felix!

We spotted the lady of the hour Diane von Furstenberg! Lord, please allow me to be nearly as chic as she is when I'm her age. Just a percentage is fine. This is my prayer.

After waiting and kiki-ing for what seemed like forever, we finally had the pleasure of hearing Solange Knowles spin! She tore it up on the 1's & 2's!

Her fro is growing out so beautifully!

We were snapping picture of her, and she was snapping pics of us! We had such a blast.

Our next stop - the Beautiful Textures Curl Couture event hosted by Teyana Taylor!

Teyana was rocking long locks, a deep purple lip, simple leather jacket & pants, sheer top & Jordans.she was also sporting a glossy red mani. Simple & chic.

Eboni & Ty of Gorgeous in Grey having too much fun!

We spotted Ty Hunter - noted personal stylist of Queen Bey (Beyonce) at the party. Love him!

And of course we grabbed a pic with Teyana before the night was over.

Check out this video of all the FNO Crawl fun:

Did you guys do anything fun for Fashion's Night Out? Do tell! Leave a comment below with deets!

Photos by Shaded Blaque Photography

Video by Sharifa S. Daniels

VANS x Minx Nails Fashion's Night Out 2012

We trekked into the abyss of Soho to the Vans DQM store for Fashion’s Night Out (The Halloween of Fashiondom) to get our drank on, nails did (in Minx of course) and to check out the matching Vans Fall 2012 Women’s Classics Collection. We entered a packed store and April, the Vans rep, greeted us in her cute LBD and leopard print sneakers.

Courtesy hipster group The Pack (“got my vans on but they look like sneakers”), we've always had an appreciation for the lace up brand’s take on sneaks, admiring everything from the checkered slip ons to the neutral classics. They have been the perfect addition to our favorite “I don’t care, I’m cool” outfit -the oversized sweater and the miniskirt.

The Fall 2012 collection defined classics with prints. Fave design from the collection? The tropical themed sneaks! The bright orange of the high top sneaker with it’s matching Minx nail wrap caught and kept our eyes the whole event.

Each sneaker has it’s own matching Minx nail wrap, and I died for the leopard print! Orange sneakers and leopard print nails can make a girly girl's dream come true. With all the possibilities of mixing and matching nail to shoe and shoe to nail the Vans 2012 Classics Collection are literally the best way to kick start incorporating color into your fall palette.

- Chrislande Dorcilus

Do you rock Vans? Which is your favorite sneaker/nail wrap combination?

Harlem's Fashion Row + Marriott FNO Giveaway

 So you guys know how excited I am for FNO right? I posted about some of the festivities I'm participating in on Thursday. There are SO many amazing events happening in NYC that evening, but there's one in particular you should absolutely know about. Keep reading to find out about it, and how to win a FREE stay at the Marriott Hotel. That's right y'all, fancy lodging for Free.99:

On Fashion's Night Out, Harlem's Fashion Row (an amazing organization dedicated to supporting designers of color) will be partnering up with the Marriott to offer a designer Pop-up Shop at the Renaissance NY Hotel 57. To celebrate the big night, the Marriott is offering LoveBrownSugar readers the opportunity to win one of the following prizes:

- One $100 Gift Voucher to the Marriott Hotels
- One $50 Gift Voucher to the Marriott Hotels
- One GRAND PRIZE - a 3 Night Stay at the Marriott of your choosing!

Contest ends 9/9/12 at 11:59PM EST. To enter the giveaway, just fill out the instructions in the widget below, answering the following question:

 "What destination would you go to with your Marriott voucher? And what would you wear?"

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Join Me! 2nd Annual Fashion's Night Out Crawl

We're at it again! Remember last Fashion's Night Out 2011 when me and my blogger boos took to the streets of NYC and had an absolute blast? Check this Kickin' It: Fashion's Night Out 2011 post if you don't believe me or this one from 2010. We have a history of rocking FNO right.

This year, I'm overjoyed to announce I'm partnering up with some of my favorite bloggers to host yet another #FNOCrawl - this time with Danielle of Style and Beauty Doctor, Lexi of LexiWithTheCurls, Jessica of Glamazons Blog, Eboni of Fashionista Next Door and our amazing media sponsor Hello Beautiful! It's going to be a grand ole time.

Here's the lineup:

Stop 1. 6:00 - 6:30PM Maybelline NY "Catwalk" Contest in Meatpacking District (14th St & 9th Avenue)

Stop 2. 6:30 - 7:30PM DVF Store for Solange's DJ set (874 Washington Street, NYC)

Stop 3. 7:30 - 8:30PM Azealia Banks for MAC Launch & Performance (506 Broadway, NYC)

Stop 4. 9:00 - 11:00PM Elle Varner & Beautiful Textures Presents Curl Couture

Ready to party?? Tweet us with the hashtag #FNOCrawl if you're coming!

Kickin' It: Fashion's Night Out 2011

On Thursday night, the streets of NYC were alive and buzzing for the 3rd Annual Fashion's Night Out celebrations. As you guys know, myself and blogger buddies like Glamazons Blog, Blake Von D, Style & Beauty Doctor & more joined forces for our first FNO Blogger Crawl to celebrate the evening's festivities at a few stops between the Meatpacking District & Midtown (did Soho last year, it was fun but boy was it crowded, yikes!)

Here are some pics from our #FNO Blogger Crawl adventures! Special thanks to Shade of Shaded Blaque for these amazing pics!

Kickin' It: Fashion's Night Out 2010

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So I know it's super late and FNO 2010 is already 2 weeks past, but I had an AMAZING time with some awesome people. It was LoveBrownSugar.com's first meet up with friends of the blog and avid readers I've never met so I definitely have to spotlight the amazing time we had that night.

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We started the night off around 6:30pm at the Ralph Lauren store in hopes to see Janelle Monae perform. Little did we know that the line would be down the block, and she wouldn't be performing until 8:30!

Image courtesy Tia Hendricks

So we said "deuces" and hopped to the next location to scout out free drinks and goodie bags...

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We didn't have to go far! Next door at the Reiss store, they were passing out free cocktails and offering free beauty makeovers sponsored by Rimmel...

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I promptly hopped into their London-like telephone booth and put on my fanciest British heirs...

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Next impromptu stop landed us somewhere between Prince and Spring St in Soho, watching N.E.R.D perform in front of the Billionaire Boys Club store. Super live performance, even crazier crowd! From there we were headed to the 3.1 Phillip Lim/ Rag & Bone block party on Mercer.

Image courtesy Tia Hendricks

We made a brief stop at the Camper store for, you guessed it, more free cocktails!

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Cheers!

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On our way to the block party, we peeked into the Marc Jacobs store and low & behold celebrity stylist June Ambrose appeared like a fairy fashion Godmother! She was styling shoppers at the chic downtown boutique as part of the FNO fun...

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Next, we bumped into LoveBrownSugar style icon Tracee Ellis Ross. Love this woman! She looked stunning per usual, rocking a black two-piece with a poppin' pink lip...

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By 8:30 pm, we finally made it back to the Ralph Lauren store to see lil' miss Janelle Monae perform some of her hits live...

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After that, we hopped over to the Meatpacking district and bumped into the one and only Diane Von Furstenberg. A fashion legend and a real party girl. She seemed to be having a great time!

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And of course NY socialite and co-star of reality show The City, Olivia Palermo, made a brief appearance at the DVF store as well...

Our last stop was the Tory Burch store, but we were having too much fun to snap pics. Check out the rest of the night's pictures in the Facebook Album HERE. 

Special shoutout to Tia Hendricks and Shade of Eighty-vii.com for the awesome pics taken that night. I'd also love to thank all the wonderful friends, LoveBrownSugar readers, celebs and super-cool strangers that made FNO such a memorable experience. Be sure to join us next year for Fashion's Night Out 2011!

LoveBrownSugar's Top 5: Fashion's Night Out NYC

In case you missed the awesomeness that consumed NYC last September as Fashion's Night Out did it's first annual kickoff, don't fret! We're doing it all over again on Friday, September 10th to kick off Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. With a new website that allows you to browse FNO events by neighborhood, by type, and even by celebrity appearance, things can get a bit overwhelming. New to the game? Let LoveBrownSugar walk you through the Top 5 Hot Spots we'll be hitting up this Friday night. The name of the game is Block Parties this time around. You get more bang for your buck with free food, drinks, shopping and celeb appearances lumped into one! And the parties are ten times more fun downtown, so we'll be spending our time hitting up Soho and the Meatpacking District. Check out the itinerary:

FIRST STOP: Ralph Lauren

379 West Broadway New York, NY 10012

http://RalphLauren.com

212.625.1660

Join Jessica Alba and Andre Leon Talley downtown at Ralph Lauren Soho for champagne, shopping and a stylish performance by Grammy nominated singer Janelle Monae. Monae’s 360 degree concert from the oversized loft windows will have guests dancing in the street to her soulful musical musings in honor of Fashion’s Night Out. 

SECOND STOP: 3.1 Phillip Lim + Rag & Bone

115 Mercer Street New York, NY 10012

http://www.31philliplim.com

212-334-1160

3.1 phillip lim invites you to attend Fashion's night out at our NY store Friday, September 10th 6-9pm In-store: shop with Phillip, plus special performance by My Gold Mask Outside: street party with Rag & Bone 

THIRD STOP: ASOS.com & Teen Vogue

West Village street block New York, NY 10014

http://www.asos.com

646-336-5920 http://www.facebook.com/ASOSOfficial http://twitter.com/ASOS

Teen Vogue Block Party Event sponsored by ASOS including full fashion show and live performance by VV Brown. Night hosted by actress Shenae Grimes. Visit www.ASOS.com to learn more and to shop!

FOURTH STOP: Diane von Furstenberg

874 Washington Street New York, NY 10014

http://www.dvf.com

646-486-4800 http://www.facebook.com/dvf http://twitter.com/insidedvf

Diane von Furstenberg takes Fashion’s Night Out to the digital universe with The DVF and HP Experience Lounge, a multimedia event that will transform the DVF boutique and gallery into an interactive fashion playground. Hosted by Refinery29.com, the evening will feature cutting-edge fashion installations, complete with a ‘Fall Favorites’ photo booth featuring DVF items curated by Refinery29.com editors on display for shoppers to utilize when browsing their most-desired DVF looks. Photos can be printed, posted to Facebook or streamed live into the lounge on social feed monitors, allowing guests to engage with the fashion community and interact with DVF. Computer terminals and touch screens will feature up-to-the-minute news about FNO from around the city, and the world! 

FINAL STOP: Tory Burch

38-40 Little West 12th Street New York , NY 10014

www.toryburch.com

(212) 929-0125. http://www.facebook.com/toryburch?ref=s http://twitter.com/toryburch

Tory Burch is hosting the second neighborhood block party at her Meatpacking Boutique (38-40 Little West 12th Street) to celebrate Fashion’s Night Out 2010. DJ Cassidy will be spinning, and Shake Shack will be barbequing. A limited edition tote bag inspired from the Fall 2010 collection will be given to every customer who makes a purchase of $100 or more that night and on toryburch.com. NYC boutiques will be selling the Fashion’s Night Out collection and donating 40% of t-shirt sales to the New York City AIDS Fund.

If you're in the NYC area, join us! We'll be making our first stop at Ralph Lauren to see Janelle Monae perform in Soho. Follow my tweets on Twitter for the inside scoop on where we'll be next. Wanna meet up? Email LUVBROWNSUGAR@GMAIL.COM to join the party!

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